Monmouth County prosecutor limits release of mug shots

11:06 AM,
Mar. 15, 2013

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The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said it will restrict the release of suspect mug shots to the public even though other counties and law enforcement agencies across the nation routinely release them.

New Jersey is only one of a handful of states in the country that continues to hold a tight leash on the release of mug shots. More than 40 other states consider the photos to be public documents and give people and the media a right to access them, said Aaron Mackey, of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

In a memo to local law enforcement agencies, Acting County Prosecutor Chris ...